Anvil



(No Model!) J. HAMLIN.

'ANVIL. No. 278,237. Patented May 22,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HAMLIN, OF WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ANVIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,237, dated May 22,1883. Application filed October 26, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HAMLIN, a citizen of the United States,residing atWilkes-Barr, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anvils; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in anvils for smiths use,and has for its particular object to provide an anvil for forming thetoe and heel calks, as will be described.

It consists, essentially, in constructing the anvil with a flat top andforming its frontwith one vertical and one inclined or beveled face, andin other improvements, as will be hereinafter fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 is a plan view, ofmy anvil and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view, as will be described.

a is the anvil proper, rested on the upright or support a, which ismounted on a block, a or other stand, as may be desired. For convenienceof reference I denominate the side of the anvil marked'm, the rear side,and the side marked y, the front of the anvil.

bis the top face of the anvil. It isarranged in a horizontal plane, andthe face b is arranged perpendicularly to the face I), as shown.

b is the inclined face. It is arranged on the front of the anvil, as isthe face b and it is arranged vertically, laterally, and longitudinallyatan angle to the-face b, and is arranged at a suitable angle withreference to the top horizontal face b, to give the proper incline tothe calks, as will be described. It will be seen that the lines ofconnection of faces I) b with the top face, I)", form a V shape, asshown in Fig. 1, and the back or of the anvil is formed of two verticalfaces, b I), the face 71 being parallel with the face b and the face bbeing longitudinally parallel and laterally at angle to the face b.

The operation of my invention and the advantages incident to theconstruction before set forth I will now describe.

The advantage and necessity of the calks are obvious, and the anglebetween the faces I) and top b of the anvil is equal to that between thecalks and the main portion of the shoe.

The shoe, grasped by tongs, is held fiat against the face I) with enoughof its ends projected above the top I) to form the calks. The face bbeing carried back from the face b, is

out of the way of the tongs in .which the shoe is grasped. The smithstands in rear of the anvil, and, it being depressed or made narrow atthe middle, where most of the blows are administered, permits the end ofthe hammerhandle to be brought below the top of the anvil and admitsofthe drawing stroke, which is the most advantageous one in formingcalks of horseshoes or similar constructions. The vertical face b isuseful in certain seasons for forming calks on old shoes that do notrequire any angle. l

The back of the anvil, being depressed in the center and formed in Vshape, is advantageous, as described but it will be understood that goodresults may be had where it is made straight across, though the smithwill not have the same convenience in making the drawing stroke.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, lS

1. The anvil constructed with a flat top, I), and having its front sidecomposed of the vertical face b and the beveled or inclined face b, thelace I) being arranged with reference to the face I) and top I)substantially as described and shown.

2. The anvil 01, having the fiat top I) and the vertical and inclinedlront faces, 11 b, and having its rear side depressed in the center,forming, substantially, a V shape, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

B. M. ESPY, R. D. EVANS.

